Concert Review: The Hives Are Spooky Mix of Nostalgia In NYC

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, QUEENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Playing a sold out show in Brooklyn Steel, The Hives are amidst a plethora of bands that are rising again in popularity and sound. For God Sakes!!!!! We have Goo Goo Dolls and Alanis Morrissette headlining Corona Capital! Seeing the costumes and energy of the night, they proved you never fade or ¨go quiet¨ in your music journey, you give your best and always hope people will see it.

In some ways, you never stop as an artist. When I look at new, ¨rising¨ artists versus ones the ¨risen¨  ones, everyone is having the same journey: trying to make your life, music, your living. It never stops! Yet, on that night, life did. Between spooky drunks getting twisted on a Monday to a setlist that had the crowd reminiscing on moments of their life where The Hives were the soundtrack. Thus, they was such a unique dynamic, especially because it was Halloween. We were a bunch of kids singing ¨Hate To Say I Told You So.¨

There is a nostalgia sweeping through music that I do not think it has picked up on, especially in terms of how it sees social media. Industry execs look for the ¨new,¨ hoping a trend can transfer to a lifetime of music. The result is what happened last night: people go to past faves and make them their current ones because new feels fleeting and The Hives feel like forever. We do not only want trending sounds. We want lyrics that define our era . We want Beetlejuice vibes under green, red lighting. We want to return to a band or song as like one does their homes front door. 

I´m so intrigued by music´s future after this concert. Knowing the sense the music industry has on the vacuum between defining artists and trending ones, maybe the answer is to look back and not always look forward. People, ultimately, want a really good, memorable time, and bands like The Hives just cannot stop serving it. Check Out Here Their Info.